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July 2009
Compiled byAnna Gauthier of the Louisiana State University from contributions by the members of Fiction_L

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MYSTERIES SET IN NEW ORLEANS

Abel, Kenneth      Down in the Flood
Allison, Glenn      Miscue (1995)
Ames, John      Asylum (1994),      Death Crystal (1990),      Spellcaster (1989)
Bailey, Frankie Y.      You Should Have Died on Monday (2007)
Bain, Donald      Murder in a Minor Key (2001)
Biggs, Cheryl      Hearts Deceived (1994),      Yesterday's Passion (1991),      Tricks of the Trade (1997)
Boland, John C.      Rich Man's Blood (1993)
Bonansinga, Jay R.      Twisted (2006)
Born, James O.      Burn Zone (2008)
Brite, Poppy Z.      Liquor and Soul Kitchen series
Cameron Stella      Grave Mistake (2005),      Now You See Him (2004)
Castillo, Linda      Whisper in the Dark (2006)
Chaber, M. E.      Hearse of Another Color (1958)
Conway, James      Big Easy (1970)
Conwell, Kent      Death in the French Quarter (2008)
Coulson, Juanita      Fear Stalks the Bayou (1976)
Coxe, George Harmon      One Way Out (1960)
Daniels, Dorothy      Dark Stage (1970)
Dillman, John      Blood Warning (1989),     French Quarter Killer (1988),      Unholy Matrimony (1986)
Dodd, Christina      Thigh Hight (2008)
Donachie, David      Scent of Betrayal (2003)
Downs, Tim      First the Dead (2007)
Dunbar, Tony      Tubby Dubonnet series (1994 - 2006)
Dryer, Eileen      Saints and Sinners (2005)
Edwards, Louis      N (1997)
Evans, Marry Anna      Floodgates (2009)
Fusilli, Jim      Tribeca Blues (2003)
Garwood, Julie      Mercy (2001)
Gauthier, Ronald M.      Crescent City Countdown (2007)
Gayle, Wilson      Victim (2008)
Graham, C. S.      Archangel Project (2008)
Graham, Heather      Deadly Gilft (2008),      Deadly Harvest (2008),     Deadly Night (2008),     Kiss of Darkness (2007)
Haines, Carolyn      Hallowed Bones (2004),      Heat of the Moment (2004)
Hall, Jessica      Into the Fire (2004)
Hambly, Barbara      Benjamin January series is set in New Orleans.
Harris, Charlaine      Definitely Dead (2006) (Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire mysteries #6)
Hingle, Metsy      Black Silk (2006)
Holden, Genevieve      Deadlier Than the Male (1961)
Hughart, Sarah      Girl from Yesterday (1970)
Hjortsberg, William      Falling Angel
Jackson, Lisa      New Orleans series (2001-2009)
Keyes, Frances Parkinson      Dinner at Antoine's (1948)
Locke, Attica      Black Water Rising
Jordon, R. T.      Final Curtain (2008)
Kains, Josephine      Whispering Cat Mystery (1979)
Kastl, Dian Evans      Ice Key (1997),      Legal Incubus (1997)
King, Peter      Roux the Day (2002)
Knoblock, K. T.      There's Been Murder Done (1931)
Lakeman, Thomas      Broken Wing (2009)
Long, Amelia Reynolds      Murder by Scripture (1942)
Long, Lyda Belknap      Crucible of Evil (1974),      Leymoyne Heritage (1979)
Lutz, John      Right to Sing the Blues (1986)

Maiman, Jaye      Old Black Magic (1997)
Martin, David Lozell      Pelikan: Love Redemption and Felony Theft (1999)
Mask, Ken      Murder at the Butt (2003)
McGaughey, Neil      Otherwise Known as Murder (1994)
Morrow, Susan      Insiders (1967)
Nelson, Rick      Bound by Blood (2008)
Pappano, Marilyn      Passion (1996)
Parker, F. M.      Assassins (1989)
Parry, Owen      Rebels of Babylon (2005)
Paul, Paula      Mistress of Blackwater (1993)
Peart, Jane      House of Haunted Dreams (1992)
Randisi, Robert J.      Masks of Auntie Laveau (2002)
Ray, Francis      Somebody's Knocking at My Door (2003)
Redmann, J. M.      Mickey Knight Series
Rhodes, Jewell Parker      Voodoo Season (2005)      Yellow Moon (2008)
Rice, Christopher      Density of Souls (2000)
Robards, Karen      Bait (2004)
Robinson, Sue      Amendment (1990)
Robison, Mary      One D.O.A., One on the Way (2009)
Ross, JoAnn      No Safe Place (2007),      Out of the Blue (2004)
Sallis, James      Stop You're Killing Me (Lew Griffith series)
Sims, Janice      All the Right Reasons (1997)
Smith, Julie      Skip Langdon series (1990-2003)
Spindler, Erica      Killer Takes All (2005),      Last Known Victim (2007),      Cause for Alarm,      Forbidden Fruit
Stevens, Amanda      Devil's Footprints (2008),      Dollmaker (2007)
Sutcliffe, Katherine      Bad Moon Rising (2003)
Taylor, Mel      Mitt Men (1999)
Tierney, Robert      Glass Chameleon (2006)
Tine, Robert      Hard Target (1993)
Tobin, Brian      Missing Person (1994)
Whitney, Phyllis A.      Skye Cameron (1957)
Wiltz, Chris      The Killing Circle,      A Diamond Before You Die,      The Emerald Lizard,      Glass House
Woodward, Margaret      No Place to Call Home (1997)
Zelinsky, Mary      Something Very Wicked (2006),      Something Very Wild (2008)

ADDITIONAL AUTHORS:

Ace Atkins
James Lee Burke      Many, but not all, Dave Robicheaux Mystery series are set in and around New Orleans.
Laura Childs
D.J. Donaldson
Sophie Dunbar
Tony Fennaly
Steve Womack

An additional list of Louisiana mysteries: http://faculty.law.lsu.edu/ccorcos/louisian/books.htm

www.webrary.org/rs:flbklists/neworleansmysteries.html
First published on the Web: 8/15/2009
Last updated: 8/18/2009